Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-05
RecolIectIons of Jenny Lind.

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 RecoIIectIons of Jenny Lind.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER:
 Your kindly notice of this great singer in 8 recent issue recalls two concerts in which I heard the Swedish nightingale-one under very favorable and the other very unfavora- ble circumstances. Being an undergraduate at Hartford when Jenny Lind was an- nouuced to sing at Springfield, Mass, se- cured ticket and went up betimes to look about that city and to attend the concert. While strolling along in quiet street heard very musical tone, coming evidently from distance, but listened again and again with out making out what or whence it was. I kept on my course and presently noticed group of children about five hundred yards beyond me standing opposite a pleasant mansion evidently listening. As drew near the musical tones were more varied and part of an air I had not heard before sung by voice of great purity and sweetness, ac companied also by pisno and violin. There upon 1 went within a respectful distance of the house and listened for about an hour 10 a rehearsal of q Know That My Redeemer Liveth" like this-a strain would be played and sung, the interlude played, quiet, then repetition, quiet, conversation perhaps among the musicians. l was several hundred feet away on the opposite side of the street. It being summer, and the windows open whence that music came so strong and full, so sweet and true, there was no object to go very near there, as I heard i6 quite well. Music renewed, rest again, progress in the aria, and so on to the end.
 And so had heard the most wonderful voice I had thus far ever heard patiently pre- pairing itself or it's accompanies for one of the best concerts given in America. Mrs. L. IT ofEo rf31 to11 aoI,o hoI o,.I To,, ny Lind sing several times and this was one of her best concerts. I would remark that my stroll was in the afternoon and when the music stopped altogether, and not till then, I walked on with great expectations of the coming evening. Had l not been privileged by such preparation!
 h due time took my seat in favorable place for seeing and hearing in the gallery Con the right side and considerably in front of the plalforn) of the large church used for the occasion; galleries on three sides; should think there were 200 people inside and full ly as many or more outside the building. The windows and blinds being sufficiently open for the comfort of such an audience in early summer. those outside heard and ap- plauded long and more vociferously than those inside but with them at the proper times, and then were quiet.
 After due characterization Jenny Lind, tall and graceful and tastefuly attired, at her appearance received grand welcome at sight. The pianist, violinist and songstress opened with that wonderful aria from Han del's oratorio of the Messiah, already alluded to. had been prepared for it, but what an impression that singing made on me and on that audience. Ever since when I hear any specially fine singer in the medium or higher register think of Jenny Lind.
 She had some fine musicians with her-a remarkably good tenor. Quite variety of pieces were sung by Jenny Lind, including s'The Bird Song," tJohn Anderson My Jo," "Coming Thro' the Rye," Herdman's f:Echo not certainly recall. The concert was a suc- cess throughout, and great success as far as Jenny Linds interpretation of music by her own wonderful sweet voice and gracious manner were concerned. She carried off from that stage more beautiful bouquets at
 one time than I would have supposed one lady could have gathered up in her arms and carried away at once so gracefully.
 Jenny Lind had been resting; she was in good spirits, she was in good voice. hope to hear her sing again when Gin her flesh she shall see God, l. 6. when the new song deemed. Will her voice then rise clear and high and sweet above the thousands who heard her sing on earth and gathered new
 ideas of music from her soul? Who knows about that singing for which her long life has been rehearsing?
 About the other concert there is space to say but little, and the nature of the outside proceedings bids me say it brief. Some time later on than the Springfield concert Jenny Lind was announced for concert in Hartford. There was bad management about the ticket
 sale, which was not her affair. The specula- tors got ahead and there was much indlgna- tion about it and that indignation finally made itself felt around the concert room on
 the outside (a large church on North Main street) by much noise of an ill-natured sort, which very much disturbed those inside and the we'll disposed outside the building. The concert was not broken up, but possibly shortened and I think from what I heard that the great singer and her aids got away at last very quietly from the rear of the building to the railroad train and were prob ably glad when out of the city altogether. Such disturbance could hardly happen in
 Hartford now any more than it could in New Haven. The police system of the two cities has wonderfully developed with the cities themselves since 1850.
 One incident more. had lived in Illinois
 some seven years and got back there again
 for another seven, and so during the great civil war was visiting relative at Chicago,
 then post chaplain at Camp Douglass, but also acting pastor of St. Ausgarius church, built for the Norwegians and Swedes under Rev. MT. Unonius, said Unonius after .Eears of good service returning to Sweden. In his | day Jenny Lind was in Chicago and gave | this St. Ausgarius parish very solid silver communion service of two or three pieces, \ highly carved and beautiful cost $500